Manchester Metropolis proceed their Girls’s Tremendous League marketing campaign this Sunday with the go to of West Ham on the Joie Stadium.
Gareth Taylor’s aspect narrowly beat Brighton on the identical venue final day trip, whereas the Hammers fought again to attract 1-1 in opposition to Liverpool at dwelling. The guests have been in League Cup motion on Wednesday night time, however Metropolis have subsequent week’s go to of Barcelona looming giant.
With each Chelsea and Manchester United out of motion this weekend resulting from a postponement, Metropolis have a powerful alternative to place some factors on the board and pile early strain on their seemingly title rivals.
Here is 90min’s preview of Sunday’s conflict.
Man Metropolis vs West Ham H2H File (all time)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Man Metropolis |
West Ham |
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Man Metropolis 1-0 Brighton – 29/09/24 |
West Ham 6-1 Portsmouth – 02/10/24 |
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Man Metropolis 3-0 Paris FC – 26/09/24 |
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool – 29/09/24 |
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Arsenal 2-2 Man Metropolis – 22/09/24 |
Man Utd 3-0 West Ham – 21/09/24 |
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Paris FC 0-5 Man Metropolis – 18/09/24 |
Leicester 5-2 West Ham – 01/09/24 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Man Metropolis – 14/09/24 |
West Ham 0-1 PSG – 29/08/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/livestream |
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United Kingdom |
WSL YouTube, CITY+ |
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United States |
CITY+ |
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Canada |
CITY+ |
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Australia |
Optus Sport, CITY+ |
Sandy MacIver and Risa Shimizu stay Metropolis’s long-term absentees and are unavailable for Sunday’s conflict on the Joie Stadium. Nevertheless, midfielder Jill Roord made her return from an anterior cruciate ligament damage final week following a exceptional eight-month restoration.
After selecting up a knock in opposition to Paris FC within the Champions League, defender Alex Greenwood was match and out there to face Brighton final week. Nevertheless, Leila Ouahabi was absent after she picked up a groin damage within the opening match in opposition to Arsenal.
With a Champions League group stage conflict in opposition to European giants Barcelona on the horizon, Taylor could look to rotate within the league.
Man Metropolis predicted lineup vs West Ham (4-3-3): Yamashita; Casparij, Kennedy, Aleixandri, Layzell; Park, Hasegawa, Miedema; Kelly, Shaw, Hemp.
West Ham might be with out long-term absentee Jess Ziu, who sustained an ACL damage again in August. She has undergone surgical procedure and is now off crutches as she continues her restoration.
Skinner was capable of rotate closely midweek for his or her League Cup assembly with Championship aspect Portsmouth. Three gamers have been handed aggressive debuts for the membership, whereas the likes of Riko Ueki and Viviane Asseyi have been second half substitutes.
West Ham predicted lineup vs Man Metropolis (3-4-3): Szemik; Cooke, Tysiak, Zadorsky; Li, Gorry, Brynjarsdottir, Denton; Harries, Ueki, Asseyi.
With such a major Champions League fixture simply across the nook, Metropolis might be forgiven for having one eye on midweek. If West Ham are to choose up any type of a constructive end result, they must hope the hosts’ efficiency drops by a p.c or two.
Skinner’s aspect might be boosted by their second half comeback to attract in opposition to Liverpool, in addition to their thumping of Portsmouth within the League Cup. Nevertheless, their dismantling by the hands of Man Utd is arguably the clearer indicator of which method this sport will go.
